homeWelcome, sign in or click here to subscribe.login
     


 

 

Construction


Subscriber content preview

October 13, 2015

$29B cash infusion for NYC transit

By JONATHAN LEMIRE and DAVID KLEPPER
Associated Press

NEW YORK — A $29 billion infusion into New York City's transportation network will go mostly to provide long-overdue repairs and upgrades, transit experts said, leaving the nation's largest city lagging behind modern systems around the world.

“We're not investing enough in our region's infrastructure,” said Veronica Vanterpool, executive director of the Tri-State Transportation Campaign, an advocacy group dedicated to reducing car dependency in New York, New Jersey and Connecticut. “In the tristate region we have $400 billion in infrastructure needs.”


 
. . .


To read this story in full login or purchase a subscription.




Email or user name:
Password:
 
Forgot password? Click here.